Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa nebularia (Common Greenshank)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Greenshank in South Luangwa National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Common Greenshank sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Greenshank in South Luangwa National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Greenshank in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.